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STOP Micro-loading Your Lifts - Inaccurate Plates & New Equipment @ Untamed Strength Gym
A video on YouTube. In Fitness, a Krater category.
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The creator unboxes new calibrated iron plates from Adamant Barbell, weighs them to test their accuracy, and explains why inconsistent weight plates matter for linear progression.
From the video
Answers: Are calibrated weight plates accurate and do they matter for lifting?
- weight plate accuracy
- calibrated iron plates
- microloading
- linear progression
Exercises
- squat · barbell
- beltless squat · barbell
- close grip bench press · barbell
- press · barbell
What it concludes
- Troy calibrated iron plates are guaranteed within 2% accuracy and weighed true to 45 lbs.
- Uncalibrated plates can have significant weight deviations of up to 4-8 lbs per side.
- Microloading with small plates is not very effective for lifters nearing the end of their linear progression.
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